Q: Is 493,752 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 493,752 is not a prime number.

Why is 493,752 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 493752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 2,939 5,878 8,817 11,756 17,634 20,573 23,512 35,268 41,146 61,719 70,536 82,292 123,438 164,584 246,876 and 493,752, with no remainder.

Since 493,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 493,752, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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